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Posset

//ˈpɑsɪt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.

    "I have drugged their possets."

  2. 2
    sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer wordnet
  3. 3
    A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.

    "Some people will tell you that this position may allow inhalation of posset, but there is no evidence to support this."

  4. 4
    A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavoring, such as lemon.

    "LEMON POSSET / WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS : The classic English dessert lemon posset transforms cream, sugar, and lemon into a lush pudding with clean citrus flavor. It is the easiest dessert you've never made.[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate. obsolete

    "to posset the blood"

  2. 2
    To treat with possets; to pamper.

    "Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!"

  3. 3
    To vomit up curdled milk.

    "Some babies never posset at all. Others do so with surprising ease, and this can be quite a cause of concern to parents."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.

Etymology 2

From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.

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